Nicholas Cleobury
Nicholas Cleobury has an international reputation in the concert hall, opera house and recording studio, and as a lecturer and teacher.
He is Founder/Conductor Laureate of the Britten Sinfonia, Principal Conductor of the Oxford Bach Choir and Founder/Principal Conductor of Sounds New.
He has worked with numerous leading directors and countless leading singers. In 2009, he took over as Artistic Director of Mid Wales Opera. He is an expert choral director, working with numerous choirs across the globe. He has given over 100 premieres, is a fervent champion of new music and has worked closely with many notable contemporary composers.
Nicholas has conducted many leading specialist new music ensembles including London Sinfonietta, Die Reihe (Vienna) and Opera Nova (Zurich). Actively involved in creative projects with student composers of all ages, he has also worked widely with young musicians and students at the Royal Academy of Music as well as a number of youth orchestras.
His discography includes recordings of Mozart Concertos with the Britten Sinfonia and RPO, an award-winning CD of the music of Richard Strauss for EMI and many others.
